Sunflower Bank Closes Sale of Approximately $890 Million of Multifamily Commercial Real Estate Loans to Brookfield
FirstSun Capital Bancorp ("FirstSun") (NASDAQ: FSUN), the holding company for Sunflower Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) announced today that the Bank has closed on the sale of performing multifamily commercial real estate mortgage loans acquired from First Foundation Bank to entities affiliated with Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), a global alternative asset manager. The loans sold had contractual balances totaling approximately $890 million.
Rob Cafera, CFO of FirstSun, commented, “Successfully completing the sale of this performing multifamily commercial real estate loan pool is a significant milestone in our balance sheet repositioning strategy. We were pleased to partner with Brookfield, a leading asset manager in the global markets, on this mutually beneficial transaction. We also remain focused on all integration efforts relating to the First Foundation acquisition and we believe we are making great progress in our execution.”
Bill Powell, Managing Partner in Brookfield's Credit Group, said, “We are pleased to partner with FirstSun on this transaction, which reflects Brookfield’s ability to deliver tailored capital and credit solutions to banking institutions. The investment aligns with our focus on deploying flexible capital across high-quality real estate credit opportunities while supporting our partners’ growth and balance sheet objectives. It also highlights the scale and capabilities of Brookfield’s credit franchise, which has grown to more than $365 billion.”
